Opal is regarded as one of five precious gemstones in the world Cheap Mark Scheifele Shirt , the other four being emerald, ruby, sapphire and diamond. Like a snowflake, each opal is unique.

Discovery and Beauty


This precious gem is believed to be discovered almost 4 Cheap Josh Morrissey Shirt ,000 years ago and a great number of myths and folklore around it are found in almost all cultures. Opal artifacts in Kenya date about 6,000 years back. Recent archaeological excavations have proved that Aztecs mined opal in Central and South America in the same period.


In Vedic or ancient India, the stone was referred to as a Goddess of Rainbow, who turned to stone. Ancient Arabs believed that opal fell from the sky and the colour play inside it is actually lightning. The Arabs believed that opal has the power to make its wearer invisible.


Opal was believed to have considerable healing powers in a number of world cultures Cheap Joel Armia Shirt , which persisted to the middle ages. In that time, the stone became known as the Opthalmius or the Eye Stone and many held the belief that it strengthened the eyesight.


Opal and Spain


There is a tale about opal that was very popular in 19th century Spain. The then Spanish emperor King Alfonso XII had been gifted a ring made of opal from an unforgiving Comtesse he had courted previously. The king presented the ring to the queen, his wife, who then died unexpectedly. The ring then passed from owner to owner who all died in mysterious ways. The king himself decided to wear it and he too died. The real reason was the cholera epidemic Cheap Connor Hellebuyck Shirt , but many believed that it was due to the bad effects of the opal ring. The whereabouts of that opal ring remain a mystery to this day.